A polymer with a benzo[2,1-b;3,4-b']dithiophene moiety for photovoltaic applications

ChemSusChem

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 106-111

  Liu, Miaoyin ^a   Rieger, Ralph ^a   Li, Chen ^a   Menges, Hansjörg ^a   Kastler, Marcel ^a   Baumgarten, Martin ^a   Müllen, Klaus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Polymers; Self assembly; Solar cells; Thin films; Thiophenes

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; THIN FILMS; THIOPHENE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLINITIES; LIGHT ILLUMINATION; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS;

SOLAR CELLS;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POLY(2,7 (BENZO(2,1 B 3,4 B')DITHIOPHENE) ALT 2,2' (3,3' DIDODECYL 5,5' BITHIOPHENYL)); POLY(2,7-(BENZO(2,1-B-3,4-B')DITHIOPHENE)-ALT-2,2'-(3,3'-DIDODECYL-5,5'-BITHIOPHENYL)); POLYMER; THIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BENZIMIDAZOLES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERS; SOLAR ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIAZEPINES; THIOPHENES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 75349089065     PISSN: 18645631     EISSN: 1864564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.200900161     Document Type: Article

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